California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6 km ENE of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Avenal, California on Sun, Aug 4, 1985, 11:08 AM PDT (18:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-04 18:08:06 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.028° N, 120.069° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km N of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.810 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.26 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.17 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.66 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.63 km WSW of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.72 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.59 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.05 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.43 km N of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.70 km S of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.72 km NNW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.011 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.85 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.83 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.08 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.82 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.511 km SSW of Lemoore Station, California · 15031 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.34 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.80 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.66 km E of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.07 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.87 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.17 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.06 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.86 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.58 km SSE of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.713 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.66 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.67 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.94 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.27 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.77 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.110 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.89 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.76 km SE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.95 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.17 km SSE of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 3.26 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.17 km NE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.76 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.97km S of Lemoore Station, CA · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.810 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.86 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.76 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 2.12 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.56 km NE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.27 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.16 km NE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.310 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.47 km SE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.77 km E of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.35km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.74 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.311 km SSE of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.39 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.54 km NE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.1Central California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.87 km SSE of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.61 km NNW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.510 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.56 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.17 km W of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.111 km SSE of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.63 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.710 km SSW of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.39 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.011 km SSE of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.87 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15031 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.86 km N of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.410 km S of Huron, California · 15031 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc54368 (also filed as ci108467). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.